Observatorio Frontera Sur data: 15 Sep
Map · Mainland Spain

Migrants in Mainland Spain

How many people are arriving in Mainland Spain, how it compares with 2025 and what share of Spain's total it represents.

Cumulative 2026
5,964
to 15 September 2026
Same period 2025
+5.9%
+334 people · same-date comparison
Share
27.2 %
of Spain's 21,906

In the latest published period (1–15 September 2026), 310 people arrived in Mainland Spain.

The route

Northern Morocco → Mainland Spain: Tangier, Al Hoceima and Nador. Entry by sea, across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea.

SPAINMOROCCOALGERIAW. SAHARAMAURITANIAPORTUGALOverland through Morocco → Ceuta: the Ministry did not update this figureOverland through Morocco → Melilla: 57 arrivalsNorthern Morocco → Mainland Spain: 310 arrivalsWestern Sahara and Mauritania → Canary Islands: 429 arrivalsAlgerian coast → Balearic Islands: 693 arrivalsNorthern Morocco → Mainland Spain: 310 arrivalsOverland through Morocco → Ceuta: the Ministry did not update this figureOverland through Morocco → Melilla: 57 arrivalsStrait of Gibraltar and Alboran SeaMainland Spain310Ceutano dataMelilla57Ceutano dataMelilla57Mainland Spain310Canary Islands429Balearic Islands693

How 2026 is going

Cumulative total at each fortnightly cut-off.

EFMAMJJASOND

Year by year

Each bar is a full year; 2026 only runs to 15 September 2026.

257,787265,964

Frequently asked questions

How many migrants have arrived in Mainland Spain in 2026?

5,964 people between 1 January and 15 September 2026, according to the Ministry of the Interior. In the same period of 2025 there were 5,630.

Are arrivals to Mainland Spain rising or falling?

Rising: +5.9% (+334 people) compared with the same date in 2025.